North Macedonia

Citizenship by investment (fund or business option). North Macedonia has had a €200,000 fund option and a €400,000 business option on the books since 2021, but it has issued only a handful of passports a year and, as of September 2026, is effectively dormant while the government drafts amendments under EU pressure to scrap it; do not treat it as open.

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Citizenship by investment (fund or business option)

If issued at all: full North Macedonian citizenship and a passport with visa-free Schengen travel, access the EU has said it will review if the program survives.

Who qualifies

The fund option asks for at least €200,000 (about $220,000) placed in a government-approved investment fund.
North Macedonia Citizenship by Investment guide (Immigrant Invest)
The direct-investment option asks for roughly €400,000 (about $440,000) in a qualifying business plus at least ten jobs for Macedonian nationals.
North Macedonia Citizenship By Investment (Liberty Mundo)
In June 2026 the Interior Ministry published draft amendments replacing both fixed thresholds with a case-by-case "national interest" review, after the EU warned it could suspend North Macedonia’s own visa-free Schengen access if the scheme is not repealed, following the Court of Justice’s 2025 ruling against Malta’s investor citizenship.
North Macedonia citizenship investment reform 2026 (Visas Update)

Whether you keep your U.S. citizenship depends on the option you choose later.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Investment: About $220,000.
Time: No reliable timeline; approvals have been rare since 2021 and may be frozen while the 2026 reform is pending.
Cost: About €200,000 ($220,000) for the fund option or about €400,000 ($440,000) plus payroll for the business option, plus legal fees.
The hard part: It barely exists in practice: almost no passports issued, the EU pushing to kill it, and a June 2026 bill that would remove the fixed price altogether. The thresholds may not exist by the time an application is decided.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2029.

2029
Citizenship and passport
Usually 8–24 months from filing.

Language: Macedonian well enough to talk easily with the people around you, judged by a commission the government sets up.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

This is a discretionary ‘special economic interest’ grant with no residence needed. Investors keep their old citizenship, but the program is close to frozen while a 2026 bill to scrap the fixed prices is pending.

The law behind these dates

Law on Citizenship of North Macedonia, Art. 11 (grants in special national interest)

Living there.

Time you must spend there: None beyond the investment itself.
Tax: North Macedonia taxes personal income at a flat 10%, but citizenship alone changes nothing about your home-country tax residence.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Talk to a North Macedonian immigration lawyer before committing any money; the Ministry of Interior is the deciding authority.Open mvr.gov.mk ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of the funds to invest: about $220,000, and where they came from
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary

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